Gamboa vs Castellanos

Who won Gamboa vs Castellanos?

Robinson Castellanos beat Yuriorkis Gamboa by on Friday 5th May 2017 at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Robinson Castellanos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Gamboa vs Castellanos stats

Back in May 2017, Yuriorkis Gamboa stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Robinson Castellanos made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 12 loses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Gamboa had a slight advantage in power over Castellanos, with a 65% knock out percentage over Castellanos' 57%.

Yuriorkis Gamboa was the same age as Robinson Castellanos, at 36 years old.

Castellanos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gamboa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Yuriorkis Gamboa & Robinson Castellanos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gamboa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 year and 1 month later than Castellanos, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 36 less professional rounds, 224 to Castellanos' 260.

Gamboa vs Castellanos form

Gamboa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Rene Alvarado on 11th March 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Hylon Williams Jr on 19th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joel Montes de Oca on 15th November 2014 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Mexico.

Before that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on 28th June 2014 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States.

He had beat Darleys Perez on 8th June 2013 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Activity check

Gamboa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Gamboa vs Castellanos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gamboa vs Castellanos?

Yuriorkis Gamboa was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Robinson Castellanos made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.